Tag: NorthCarolina

By Robin . . . Congratulations to NARSOL’s attorney, Paul Dubbeling, who has successfully challenged the constitutionality of registering individuals who moved to North Carolina prior to December, 2006, with convictions from out-of-state. Federal District Court Judge Terrence Boyle signed an order yesterday (May 12) agreeing that these individuals (more than 1,000 of them) were placed on the N.C. registry…

Part III: Let everyone know what’s happening in here . . . We’re scared See also Part I Part II Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X Part XI Part XII Eric 4/3 (North Carolina) Let all the news agencies you can, local and national as well as the ACLU, know what’s going…

By Sandy . . . Starting with the headline, “NC sex offender convicted of being at middle school shelter after Hurricane Florence,” almost every point made in the piece raises more questions. Hurricane Florence hit parts of North Carolina September 13, 2018, and severe storm conditions and flooding lasted for days, even weeks. According to the article, Jerry Faircloth, a…

By Sandy . . . NARSOL and its affiliates make a special effort to keep abreast of trends as they pop up in various parts of the country and to evaluate them for the effects they will have on registered citizens. Not many states, for example, have actual state laws mandating Halloween restrictions for registrants, yet this past legislative session…

Negative Consequences of Public Registration By Brenda and Sandy . . . In 2009, Nebraska adopted the tiering system of the Adam Walsh Act, overnight essentially doubling its public database by pulling previously non-public registrants onto its published sexual offender registry, individuals who had already paid their debts to society and were moving forward with their lives.[1] Many had married,…

BREAKING NEWS FOR HURRICANE DORIAN EVACUATIONS ***9/5 UPDATE NORTH CAROLINA: From the News-Observer: “Should a sex offender try to enter a shelter, a deputy from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office will take them aside, Schrader said, and offer them a location in the New Hanover County Jail, away from inmates.” https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234694582.html **9/4 UPDATE: OSCEOLA County has announced: “Sex Offenders…

By Sandy . . . On July 31, a district court in North Carolina ruled that a suit brought against the state, a suit challenging the constitutionality of certain aspects of North Carolina’s sexual offense registry, may proceed. In denying the state’s motion to dismiss, the court found that the action is based on a plausible constitutional claim. Filed by…

By Dwayne Daughtry . . . When it comes to sex offender restrictions, some legislatures have taken unusual steps to either ban registrants entirely from the internet or restrict access to various social platforms. Convicted sex offenders aren’t allowed to use Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat as per company policies. As Facebook acquires, monopolizes, and removes registrants from its platform, it…

7:30 pm: Affiliate Development Meeting

5:00 pm: 2019 Halloween Marathon

5:00 pm: 2019 Halloween Marathon

October 31, 20195:00 pm
– 11:00 pm

The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and the Alliance for Constitutional Sexual Offense Laws (ACSOL) announce the third annual Halloween Marathon and "Cop-Watch" hot line for Halloween evening. The two organizations have assembled a team of volunteer attorneys who will be available to answer questions and help evaluate situations. This year’s call-in program will last for six continuous hours starting at 5 pm eastern time with the primary purpose of receiving reports, monitoring law enforcement’s actions nationwide, and dealing with Halloween hysteria as well as the shifting legal landscape around the country.

We certainly do not expect many will be able to stay on for six hours, but feel free to drop in and out as your time permits. We will be publishing an outline with a more detailed schedule as the event gets closer.